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Draw the structure of 'X' in the following reaction:
(a primary alcohol / suitable substrate) + CrO3 → 'X'

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CrO 3 (chromium trioxide, an oxidising agent) oxidises an alcohol to a carbonyl compound.
Updated On: Jun 16, 2026
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CrO3 (chromium trioxide, an oxidising agent) oxidises an alcohol to a carbonyl compound. A primary alcohol R-CH2-OH is oxidised to an aldehyde R-CHO (and, with excess strong oxidant in acidic medium, on to a carboxylic acid R-COOH), while a secondary alcohol R2CH-OH is oxidised to a ketone R2C=O. So 'X' is the corresponding carbonyl compound: an aldehyde or carboxylic acid from a primary alcohol, or a ketone from a secondary alcohol. Without the exact starting structure shown in the paper, the general result is that the -OH carbon is converted to a C=O carbon by CrO3.
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